Frost dates for Thousand Oaks, California
In a typical year, Thousand Oaks’s last spring frost lands around Jan 24 and the first fall frost around Dec 15, a growing season of about 325 days. These are odds drawn from 30-year NOAA climate normals, not a promise. USDA zone 10b.
| Odds | Last spring frost | First fall frost |
|---|---|---|
| 10 percent | Dec 21 | Nov 27 |
| 50 percent | Jan 24 | Dec 15 |
| 90 percent | Mar 5 | Jan 26 |
A 10 percent year is an early year, a 90 percent year a late one. Frost-sensitive planting usually waits for the 90 percent side of the last-frost band.
Soil in Thousand Oaks is typically around 77°F at 4 inches this time of year, estimated from the last two weeks of normal air temperatures.
Plantable now in Thousand Oaks
- Broccoli (Waltham 29)
- Cabbage (Ruby Perfection)
- Parsley (Hamburg Rooted)
- Tomato (Big Beef)
- Bush bean (Blue Lake Bush 274)
- Eggplant (Listada de Gandia)
- Radicchio (Rossa di Verona)
- Fava bean (Aquadulce)
Timing comes from the same temperature engine the app uses, run against Thousand Oaks’s normals for today.
Nearby cities
- Simi Valley, CA (around Jan 8 to Jan 1)
- Oxnard, CA (around Dec 29 to Dec 24)
- Santa Clarita, CA (around Jan 8 to Jan 1)
- Glendale, CA (around Jan 2 to Dec 26)
- Los Angeles, CA (around Jan 8 to Jan 7)
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